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46 swindonlink.com • May 2010
Toothill pupils help towards orphans’ birthday fund

Rosa Matheson of Friends of Angel’s Orphanage in Kathmandu accepted a cheque for £100 in April from Toothill Primary School pupils who
raised the money through a raffl e, cake sale and race morning.
The charity, formed just a year house and provide hot water for
ago, has been raising money to the winter.”
help former mountain guide Amrit She added she was hopeful that
Bikram Shahi, known as Angel, and two teachers will be able to travel
his wife care for over 20 orphans. to the orphanage in the next few
Rosa and her husband Ian met months so that the children will
Angel when in Nepal to help a receive a more regular education.
medical project set up by their Rosa said, “the money raised by
son. They were asked to visit some the school is much appreciated and
sick children and made an instant will go towards a special fund to
decision to do what they could to make sure every child has a birthday
improve the living conditions they party each year.”
found. “It was traumatic to see To assist with fundraising for
the children living in such awful Angel’s Orphanage, mail Rosa:
conditions but they considered [email protected]
themselves lucky because they www.angelsorphanage.com
were not on the streets,” said Rosa. Rosa with Toothill children and Christine
“Angel was really struggling but Grey of the Friends of Toothill School
we’ve helped him provide a better
future for the children.”
Toothill Primary School has been Discover a different side to the church with fun to the fore
helping Angel’s throughout the
year, including headteacher Martin A vicar clowning around and a service taken by the Bishop of Swindon are two of the highlights at ‘Spring
Cowell running the Swindon half Alive!,’ a three day Mission over Pentecost weekend, which takes place from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 May
marathon. at All Saints Church Lydiard Millicent.
Rosa told the children that the Friday 21st by Lydiard Art Group For details call Tudor Roberts
orphans now have a new house 6.30pm Talent night at All Saints 10am Nature walk from All Saints on 772417.
to live in, new beds and bedding, Church, a fun evening of perform- with a Lydiard Park warden www.allsaints-online.org.uk
tables, chairs, benches and curtains. ance including a puppet team, an 10.30am Football match at Lydiard
“Our next challenges are to organist, local musicians, a school Millicent School
furnish the rest of the house and choir and story tellers. Light refresh- 3pm Roly the Clown (Revd Roly
sort out the problem of how to get ments served. Bain) in the church with his hilari-
the children clean drinking water Saturday 22nd ous but thought provoking take on
cheaply, as well as how to heat the 10am Art exhibition in the church
Christianity
4pm Cream tea in Lydiard Millicent
village hall
Sunday 23rd
10.30am Pentecost Praise Service
Sunday Worship 10.30am with Bishop of Swindon, Rev Lee
Sunday School and Creche Rayfi eld
Meeting at Abbey Meads 12.30pm Bring and share lunch in
Community School the village hall.
Team vicar Revd Tudor Roberts
said that the weekend is an oppor-
tunity to discover a very different
aspect to the church. “We hope that
many people will take the chance
to do something enjoyable, enjoy
God’s creation, and discover that
the Church and the place where
you live is a place where God can Roly Bain, struggling to keep
be encountered.” his faith on the line

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